Access Series 16AWG CL2 Rated 4-Conductor Speaker Wire, 100ft

Get the most out of your home audio system with high quality, oxygen-free, pure bare copper speaker wire from Monoprice!

This speaker wire features four conductors made of high purity (greater than 99.95% pure), oxygen-free bare copper. Pure Bare Copper is a superior conductor to the copper clad aluminum (CCA) conductors used in most other inexpensive speaker wire. CCA is only about 68% as conductive as pure bare copper. This additional resistance is added to the impedance of your speakers and can negatively effect the sound.

For the wire to have no audible effect, the total wire resistance should be no more than 5% of the lowest impedance of your speakers. Even speakers rated for a nominal 8-ohms, may dip to as low as 4-ohms at some frequencies, which further reduces the total cable resistance allowed in the wire. Using Pure Bare Copper speaker wire ensures that the total load put on the amplifier remains as close as possible to the impedance curve of your speakers.

For example, a 16AWG 2-conductor Pure Bare Copper speaker wire has a total resistance of 0.803 ohms per 100 feet (both directions must be considered). By comparison, a 16AWG 2-conductor CCA speaker wire has a total resistance of 1.181 ohms per 100 feet. Assuming 4 ohms is the lowest impedance of your speakers, a speaker wire run can be no more 0.2-ohms total. 20 feet of 16AWG Pure Bare Copper would be 0.1606 ohms, well under the 0.2-ohm limit. On the other hand, 20 feet of 16AWG CCA would be 0.2362 ohms, well OVER the 0.2-ohm limit.

Each conductor is jacketed with color-coded PVC for easy polarity identification. The entire cable assembly is jacketed in a white, CL2-rated PVC material. The CL2 rating indicates that the cable complies with fire safety and insurance requirements, making it safe for use inside the walls of residential class buildings.

BEST ANSWER:Thank you for your question. It would not matter what color you use. They are color coded so you can know which is which. You just want to be sure if you use lets say, white for positive and green for negative that you keep it the same on the other end. I hope this helps.

BEST ANSWER:Thank you for your question. It would not matter what color you use. They are color coded so you can know which is which. You just want to be sure if you use lets say, white for positive and green for negative that you keep it the same on the other end. I hope this helps.

Reviews

Ordered 100ft of 4-conductor 16 AWG for my speakers (each speaker has separate inputs for high and low frequencies, so I need 4 cores in the cable not the usual 2). Surprisingly these weren't expensive speakers, they just happen to need 4 core wire. The Monoprice cable is a bit thicker than I need, but sounds great. It arrived in perfect condition. And is a noticeable improvement in sound quality over the standard cable that came with the system.

Um, it's speaker wire. 16 gauge is heavy enough for up to 50 foot runs into 8 ohm speakers. You're not going to get crosstalk at normal power levels. Make sure you don't run the wire in parallel to power lines. Always cross power lines at 90 degrees and if you need to route in the same direction as the power is running, do it at least a foot away.

Basically, anyone who tells you that you that thicker wire will sound better is either trying to sell you thicker wire, or already bought thicker wire and is trying to justify the amount of money they spent.

PROS: Enough conductors for two speakers. Correctly sized for ~50 foot runs to 8 ohm speakers. Substituted some of this for my audiophile friend's $10/foot cable and nobody could tell the difference. Most people don't notice the wire until I point it out (I'm in a rental so can't go in-wall). Rated for in-wall installation in most areas. The casing is slick enough it looks pretty easy to pull through PVC raceways.

Impossible to find this quality speaker cable at this price elsewhere. Easy install and so handy that the footage is printed on the cable. I installed two runs in-wall and thru the crawlspace and the footage marking made it easy to understand "which is which".

Bought this cable to replace two separate 2 conductor speaker wires for my Bi-Amp'd speakers. The quality of the copper seems very good. The icopper wire is at the exact AWG because my wire strippers worked without any problems to get the insulator off. The outer jacket is very flexible and I was able to get this to bend pretty any direction I needed. Overall quality is excellent. I only wish they had this wire in black also.

I had never heard of monoprice until I read about in a forum. Everyone said they had the best pricing. I am wiring a home for sound and decided to check them out. I made a few different orders and they were very promp and their servce was good. I even had to return 1 item and there was no hassle. I would recommend and use them again if I needed too.

I am a custom a/v installer by trade and ordered this wire for a project at home. I wasn't sure what to expect but I was very happy when I received the product. I would confidently compare it in both quality and price to speaker wire we use professionally.

PROS: Great product for a great price, backed by a easy to use, informative website and fair, fast shipping.

Overall I though this was a great product and it worked well for my basement project in extending some additional cables that I needed a 4 wire speaker cable for. I would buy and use this product again.

PROS: I like the cable as it was flexible and seemed to be very durable. Heavy duty outside coating for protection

I used this wire for my rear speakers. I got it across my room over the baseboard and doors to connect to my surround speakers. Easy to navigate. I made a small opening near the left surround speaker to pull the wire for it and let the rest go towards the right surround speaker.I used "Gardner Bender 1/4 in. White Plastic Staples for RG-6 and RG-59 Coaxial Cables" to pin the cable over the baseboard. The color of the cable blends perfectly over the baseboard and is invisible unless taken a closer look. Easy way to cable the surround speaker's than fishing the wire through walls when you have hardwood flooring or tiles. The quality of sound from my surround speakers is good. For longer distances better use a 14 AWG wire. Its worth the price. I used about 60 ft to get to my rear speakers. Good luck with your cabling.

Got exactly what was pictured and the how-to video was helpful. I used these to connect both rear speakers in conjunction with PIDs 2801, 7013, 5975, and 3325. Thanks to the other useful comments that helped me decide on these products!

PROS: Great quality, quick shipping (even across the border), good price.

Seems to be everything it needs to be at a very inexpensive cost . Bought it for in-wall use, but I have expanded to using it from amp to wall plate, easier to trace 1 bundle of 4-wires than 2 bundles of 2wires (conventional) especially if a small piece of shrink is used at the ends and so much less unsightly. Go ahead and buy it otherwise you'll find yourself staring at a store shelf with 18 guage 25 foot 2-conductor non wall-rated rolls for $15

Overall, a fantastic product, at a third of the price of what you'd pay at lowes/home depot. Measure out how much wire you need, being sure to include drops for volume knobs, mistakes, etc. Then double the order... I needed WAY more than anticipated.

PROS: Well made, good quality sheath with a nylon stress/pull string included. Very high quality at an exceptional price.

Ran two 40' lengths for rear speakers in 7.2 home theater system. 16 gauge is within spec for 40' runs, but I kind of wish I'd gone up to 14 or 12. I probably won't notice when it's all setup, but in the future i will error on the side of thicker cable.

PROS: Quality, no frills cable. 4 conductors mean that you only have to run one cable for two speakers - Makes install easier! Easily attaches to banana plugs!

CONS: Consider a higher gauge for longer runs, especially for a high end amplifier.

CONS: Only con for this wire is the color coding. Ideally, I want the adjacent wires to have opposite polarity, i.e. +, -, +, -. While this is doable, it would have made much more sense to have the red and white wires opposite each other, instead of next to each other in the order of Red, Green, Black, White. Not a huge deal, just means that I had to use Red + and Green - for one channel, then Black + and White - for the other.

I wanted quality wire to run around my living room for my surround speakers. Got this 4-wire cable only to discover that the conductor is 18AWG and not 16AWG. The manufacturer seems to be confused about the meaning of AWG: it's the diameter of round, solid, nonferrous, electrically conducting wire and not the diameter of the plastic jacket.

Thank you for the review and my apologies for the issues you have experienced with PID 4041. I have notified our Product Team to further investigate this issue and any other potential problems. Now if you'd like, I can help setup an RMA for a Refund. If you would like me to proceed with the RMA, just let me know and I can get it started right away. Sorry again for the trouble and hope this helps!

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Shipping is always super fast when I order from monoprice and along with good products for good prices, this is why I order from them. That said speaker wire came quickly and seemed of good quality. Wire was flexible and easy to work with. The only thing I would say is that it says 16awg but when I compared it to other monoprice 2-conductor speaker wire that was also 16awg, it seemed a bit thinner. I dont know if it was or not, it worked fine. But I would say that I would not get the 16awg CL2 rated 4-Conductor Loud Speaker Wire again, I would go with the 14awg even though I only needed them for some small outdoor speakers.